Combs, Church and Taylor

[Mjohn1988]

Keep in mind regardless of where you went to school, if you are from NC you are a Tarheel in the general sense. I don’t live in NC anymore nor have I for most of my life now but I am a Tarheel for life. Not a UNC Tarheel but a Tarheel. For an event like this there is an element that this event was to help the Tarheel state.

I don’t care about what Eric does but I understand he still contributes a lot to App even while liking UNC athletics and supporting them. I understand you wish he was App state first but I don’t get the animosity towards him.

Here is the rub - not directed to you personally, but he tried and did use App as a marketing stepping stone early in his career and in the past and something happened and now he is raising money for Chapel Hill, no doubt about it, effectively he has turned on App, maybe the admin turned on him, who knows. People say he has a suite at App but I can't imagine he still does. Maybe he did give or gives to the University, anybody got some current proof? We complain about not having enough NIL money and Church is out there basically not helping the school he went to, that is a negative gain for App - he could help and isn't for some reason. There are so many ins and outs and who knows but optics show he is not for App anymore. If you were at the concert or watched Combs touted App - said App at least 5 times, he said App to Church's face about coming up in the biz and motivation and such, Church did not respond - probably was not the time, just accepting the accolades from Combs but damn, someone prove us wrong about what Eric Church is doing for App in the last 5 years before the Hurricane? Also he mentioned "Avery County Resident" you can take the several ways but is a multi-million dollar home in a high end gated community where you spend some time to, a true "resident" yes he pays property taxes and supports his high end locations, but I don't think you will see him at the polls in Avery County casting a vote as a resident?

Side note congrats to the entire effort of all in volved and Church's continue efforts - 100 homes.
And I live in Boone if folks want to attack my residency.

Eric Church is one seriously talented dude. He didn’t need any help from anybody at App.

[BallantyneApp]

Finally got some sleep after the show. One thing that I loved to see was how many App faithful and App supporters showed up. You couldn't even walk back and forth to the bathroom without someone else yelling App State or giving you a fist bump if you had App gear on...which of course I did. I even heard the App...State chant break out. A lot of good was done there last night by these guys and gals. Give Church a break. He loves his state and the mountains. Whether he loves App State or not, he loves the people in and around that area. I have a new respect for him. Now Scotty Mcreery who named almost every D1 school in the state but App when asking who fans pulled for, he may be dead to me. Just saying.

Mcreery is another Walmart tarhole fan.

Actually NC State where he graduated from.

Tell that to this guy:



At least Mcreery remembers Ncsu exists unlike church

No Heels gear. Not proof. Also standing and cheering while the holes are all sitting. Could be cheering for the opposition. Fake news.

The holes are always sitting that doesn’t mean anything. Bro is a heels fan.

[AppDub]

Mcreery is another Walmart tarhole fan.

Actually NC State where he graduated from.

Tell that to this guy:



At least Mcreery remembers Ncsu exists unlike church

No Heels gear. Not proof. Also standing and cheering while the holes are all sitting. Could be cheering for the opposition. Fake news.

The holes are always sitting that doesn’t mean anything. Bro is a heels fan.

Okay, you win. You showed me. Now someone just needs to tell Scotty he's a Heels fan.

[BallantyneApp]

Keep in mind regardless of where you went to school, if you are from NC you are a Tarheel in the general sense. I don’t live in NC anymore nor have I for most of my life now but I am a Tarheel for life. Not a UNC Tarheel but a Tarheel. For an event like this there is an element that this event was to help the Tarheel state.

I don’t care about what Eric does but I understand he still contributes a lot to App even while liking UNC athletics and supporting them. I understand you wish he was App state first but I don’t get the animosity towards him.

Here is the rub - not directed to you personally, but he tried and did use App as a marketing stepping stone early in his career and in the past and something happened and now he is raising money for Chapel Hill, no doubt about it, effectively he has turned on App, maybe the admin turned on him, who knows. People say he has a suite at App but I can't imagine he still does. Maybe he did give or gives to the University, anybody got some current proof? We complain about not having enough NIL money and Church is out there basically not helping the school he went to, that is a negative gain for App - he could help and isn't for some reason. There are so many ins and outs and who knows but optics show he is not for App anymore. If you were at the concert or watched Combs touted App - said App at least 5 times, he said App to Church's face about coming up in the biz and motivation and such, Church did not respond - probably was not the time, just accepting the accolades from Combs but damn, someone prove us wrong about what Eric Church is doing for App in the last 5 years before the Hurricane? Also he mentioned "Avery County Resident" you can take the several ways but is a multi-million dollar home in a high end gated community where you spend some time to, a true "resident" yes he pays property taxes and supports his high end locations, but I don't think you will see him at the polls in Avery County casting a vote as a resident?

Side note congrats to the entire effort of all in volved and Church's continue efforts - 100 homes.
And I live in Boone if folks want to attack my residency.

Nothing “happened” unc just didn’t pay attention to church until he was famous. Once he became famous he dropped App.
People say all sorts of things but actions speak louder than other peoples words.

People on this board white knight for church for God knows why, and it’s certainly his remit to cheer for who he wants, but ostensibly this board is for App fanatics, so I say anyone who eschews their alma mater and admittedly roots against them, is persona non grata as far as I’m concerned

Obligatory I’m thankful for his efforts for WNC and truly I am, but it doesn’t replace who he is.

[JTApps1]

I've been critical of Church, but he apparently gives a good bit of money each year and still has a suite at KBS. My only issue is his public support has falling off so much once Mack became the UNC coach. I get people have more than one school they pull for, but that doesn't mean you go silent on one.

[AtlAppMan]

Unbelievable that anyone would be worried about either of these guys wearing or not wearing App gear. Combs and Church put together a show that to date raised over $25mil to help the people of western NC. Church committed to building 100 houses in western NC. And the whole thing was a really good time. It was something that was nothing but GOOD. And they are saying that pretty much everything spent on the show is actually going to the folks in western NC. Tepper donated the stadium, the labor to open it, the concessions and even paid the sales tax. Most if not all of the parking companies donated the money and Gildan donated all sells from concert shirts. Bottom line these guys did a wonderful thing! Just say thanks.

Exactly, this is one of those situations where you put all that crap aside and say they (Eric included) did a great thing, I don't care what you were wearing. That was tremendous, we must be thankful for the goodness, period. I am not a Panthers fan but the Teppers were there in a big way, as well.

Can you imagine if after doing something GOOD like this and then hearing some rumblings about "but he didn't wear somebody's favorite whatever", those are so trivial at a moment in time like this. So what, I just don't get it folks. I believe folks on this board are better than that.

[MrCraig]

Where I live, there are unfortunately a lot of Georgia Southern "grads." I often laugh at them for their tremendous little brother syndrome regarding UGA. Some of y'all are just as bad about UNC. Why do any of you care about them at all? So Eric Church likes UNC. Who cares? He's not required to rep App State everywhere he goes. Maybe he just didn't like it as much as y'all did.

[BeauFoster]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

[Mjohn1988]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

I started this tread and it does involve Eric Church but I never imagined that folks would be as petty as they are. It was about two guys with significant influence doing something genuinely generous and good for those folks affected by the disaster in Western NC. You know the folks who live in the place we all claim to care so much about. They raised around 25mil and one committed to building 100 houses. I can only hope that we find someone on this board who cares more about the APPALACHIAN people than either of these two guys. That would really be something. So come on some of you critics, get your pocket book out and start caring.

[asu2000]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

I started this tread and it does involve Eric Church but I never imagined that folks would be as petty as they are. It was about two guys with significant influence doing something genuinely generous and good for those folks affected by the disaster in Western NC. You know the folks who live in the place we all claim to care so much about. They raised around 25mil and one committed to building 100 houses. I can only hope that we find someone on this board who cares more about the APPALACHIAN people than either of these two guys. That would really be something. So come on some of you critics, get your pocket book out and start caring.

Nice Jacket! Guessing he cares to talk about App.

[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

A pic surfaced this weekend from college with one of our fraternity brothers and Eric Church (they were friends). I showed it to a neighbor (Vtech grad) and he said he had no idea that Church went to App, he’d always thought he went to UNC. I’m just sharing an outsider’s perception of who Eric Church represents. For the record, I love Eric Church. It’s up there with my love for Grayson McCall and Drake Maye. Those three guys are amazing.

[BeauFoster]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

I started this tread and it does involve Eric Church but I never imagined that folks would be as petty as they are. It was about two guys with significant influence doing something genuinely generous and good for those folks affected by the disaster in Western NC. You know the folks who live in the place we all claim to care so much about. They raised around 25mil and one committed to building 100 houses. I can only hope that we find someone on this board who cares more about the APPALACHIAN people than either of these two guys. That would really be something. So come on some of you critics, get your pocket book out and start caring.

The origin of the thread was great. Where it devolved…something else

[Mjohn1988]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

A pic surfaced this weekend from college with one of our fraternity brothers and Eric Church (they were friends). I showed it to a neighbor (Vtech grad) and he said he had no idea that Church went to App, he’d always thought he went to UNC. I’m just sharing an outsider’s perception of who Eric Church represents. For the record, I love Eric Church. It’s up there with my love for Grayson McCall and Drake Maye. Those three guys are amazing.

I’m so glad I’m able to still like people who don’t bleed black and gold.

[AppDub]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

Censorship. Good solution.

[NattyBumppo'sRevenge]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

A pic surfaced this weekend from college with one of our fraternity brothers and Eric Church (they were friends). I showed it to a neighbor (Vtech grad) and he said he had no idea that Church went to App, he’d always thought he went to UNC. I’m just sharing an outsider’s perception of who Eric Church represents. For the record, I love Eric Church. It’s up there with my love for Grayson McCall and Drake Maye. Those three guys are amazing.

I’m so glad I’m able to still like people who don’t bleed black and gold.

Same here. It’s so refreshing.

[BeauFoster]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

Censorship. Good solution.

Holy cow…


It’s not censorship, it’s removing a foolish topic that’s been beaten to death and is only argued by a few posters every time. We all get it. Some people hate Church because he’s a “turncoat”, some don’t give a damn. There’s nothing new in the argument.


If you find a new video where he says “App sucks” or something like that, fine. But clogging up the board with the same thing over and over is a waste of time and space.

[AppDub]

I’ll suggest this again - any thread mentioning Eric Church should be immediately nuked. It never goes anywhere productive, just people complaining, then people arguing back the other way…rinse and repeat.

Useless discussion. I’d rather read about West Virginia than Eric Church, and I actively root against them in every way

Censorship. Good solution.

Holy cow…


It’s not censorship, it’s removing a foolish topic that’s been beaten to death and is only argued by a few posters every time. We all get it. Some people hate Church because he’s a “turncoat”, some don’t give a damn. There’s nothing new in the argument.


If you find a new video where he says “App sucks” or something like that, fine. But clogging up the board with the same thing over and over is a waste of time and space.

Simmer down. Was just yanking your chain.

[Captain Morgan]

let's get back on track. The Concert for Carolina was about all of western Carolina. Whether you went to the concert or not, read this. It will get the focus back on what's important.
And if happened because of 2 App grads.

24 and half million dollars for the mountains. Thank you David Tepper from donating all concessions. He had already donated millions before this.

https://www.billboard.com/lists/luke-co ... t-moments/

[Bootsy]

This thread is about as interesting and exciting as that "science" thread someone else started. Let's go 1-0 again this week against the Monarchs and their mascot, Charles the Lion Dog

[appstatealum]

Where I live, there are unfortunately a lot of Georgia Southern "grads." I often laugh at them for their tremendous little brother syndrome regarding UGA. Some of y'all are just as bad about UNC. Why do any of you care about them at all? So Eric Church likes UNC. Who cares? He's not required to rep App State everywhere he goes. Maybe he just didn't like it as much as y'all did.

The issue with UNC has been covered on this board many times. It's not even close to a "little brother syndrome". UNC actively screws over our school as far as our funding goes. I don't give a rats a$$ who Church cheers for, and I don't care for his music or his personality. But he has no claim to App if he supports that school in Chapel Hill as far as im concerned. Any support of them hurts the value of my degree, and thats my problem. Before I knew much about him, his merchandise experiment rubbed me the wrong way. Kudos to him and Combs for the concert, it was incredibly awesome that they did that. Just like them, I did as much as I could and spent more than i felt comfortable doing for people in WNC. I had tickets and went to the Hornets game instead. I'm more of a Childers/Stapleton type of guy when it comes to that genre. I'm tired of App people trying to justify Church, just as much as I'm tired hating on him. Haha.